Registered · Cross-platform

1723 PPTP

TCP Yes
UDP Assigned
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol control (with GRE for data).

When / why

Legacy VPN — cryptographically broken; avoid for new deployments.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Assigned Assigned by IANA, but not standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Registered (1024–49151). Assigned by IANA on request; usable without elevated privileges on most systems.

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